Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

A wave of brutal killings in eastern DR Congo has raised alarms, as militias rampage through Ituri province, targeting civilians. A video circulating online shows disturbing scenes of massacres ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

ISTANBUL (AA) — At least 52 people were killed in an alleged attack by the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

A suspected gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan's central city of Taichung killed at least four people and injured ...

The first-ever summit of both Eastern and Southern African blocs points to the continents' deep concern over the crisis and the standoff between Congo and neighbouring Rwanda, which denies ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government ...